Teachers discuss how applying new strategies in a one-to-one wireless laptop environment impacted classroom teaching and student learning.
How do you think these new strategies transform the learning environment and enable students to interact in new ways?
Follow-up activity: Select a 21st century teaching strategy, implement it in your classroom using the one-to-one wireless laptop cart. You will complete a Technology-Enhanced Lesson Implementation Sheet as a reflection on the outcome of using your selected strategy. Use of the Student Response System(SRS) is encouraged and assistance will be provided for the use of this system.
Teachers setup laptops and Student Response System
Allen awaits her students' response to a question on F.D.R.'s famous speech.
Closeup of student using Q4 remote to respond to question.
All photographs by Robert Simpson.
2) Greg Hurley
Lesson: Title: Brooks v. Sumner: A Congressional Boxing Match
21st Century Skills: NETS, Creativity and Innovation: Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Wiki, concept mapping (Inspiration), & laptops
3) Rick Tivnan & Michele Magner
Lesson: Supreme Court
21st Century Skills: Research and Information Fluency, PowerPoint
Workshop 6: One-to-One Wireless Laptop Laboratory Teacher Debriefing
Teachers discuss how applying new strategies in a one-to-one wireless laptop environment impacted classroom teaching and student learning.How do you think these new strategies transform the learning environment and enable students to interact in new ways?
Follow-up activity: Select a 21st century teaching strategy, implement it in your classroom using the one-to-one wireless laptop cart. You will complete a Technology-Enhanced Lesson Implementation Sheet as a reflection on the outcome of using your selected strategy. Use of the Student Response System(SRS) is encouraged and assistance will be provided for the use of this system.
Technology-Enhanced Lesson Implementation Fillable PDF
The following are examples of technology-enhanced lessons from 2007-2008.
MALDEN SAMPLE LESSONS
1) Judi Allen & Michele Magner
Lesson: Pearl Harbor and the American Reaction21st Century Skills: Research and Information Fluency, PowerPoint, Student Response System, Wiki
All photographs by Robert Simpson.
2) Greg Hurley
Lesson: Title: Brooks v. Sumner: A Congressional Boxing Match21st Century Skills: NETS, Creativity and Innovation: Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Wiki, concept mapping (Inspiration), & laptops
3) Rick Tivnan & Michele Magner
Lesson: Supreme Court21st Century Skills: Research and Information Fluency, PowerPoint
4) Jamie Green
Lesson: Atomic Bomb DebateYear 2 - 2008-2009
DanaMarie, Rebecca, Ann and Ben
5) Dana Marie Brown
Lesson Title:6) Rebecca Johnson
Lesson Title:Should We Drop It?
7) Ben Max
Lesson Title:The Election of 1860
8) Ann Pember
Lesson Title:Abolistionist Speeches
MEDFORD SAMPLE LESSONS
1) Eileen McLaughlin
Lesson: Mock Trial
Mock Trial: Commonwealth of Massachusetts vs. Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti
2) Nick Tucci
Lesson: 2008 Election
2008 Election Lesson
3) Matt Gardner
Lesson: The Great Depression
The Great Depression
EVERETT SAMPLE LESSONS
1) Carolyn Macwilliam
The Cuban Missile Crisis
September 11 WebQuest
2) Robert D'Agostino
Founding of Israel/Palestine